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srican69

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4. so are my insurance rates going down?
Wed May 1, 2013, 12:04 PM
May 2013

if not - it seems that the only ones who should be cheering the news are the hospitals - they get to be more profitable

Blame ObamaCare [View all] bigtree May 2013 OP
Good News n2doc May 2013 #1
k&r... spanone May 2013 #2
Excellent! n/t ProSense May 2013 #3
so are my insurance rates going down? srican69 May 2013 #4
so are my insurance rates going down? AlbertCat May 2013 #5
Actually, LWolf May 2013 #47
that's ridiculous bigtree May 2013 #6
Blame the insurance companies.They're always looking for an excuse to raise rates Everyone knows it judesedit May 2013 #7
Now it's Obstructionist Insurance Companies™ leftstreet May 2013 #8
Yeah, totally crazy to blame insurance companies for raising their rates. geek tragedy May 2013 #9
It's not their fault. The Dems handed them what they wanted leftstreet May 2013 #10
A combination of Teabagger and Naderite talking points. Well done. geek tragedy May 2013 #11
For-profit healthcare was once a GOP dream n/t leftstreet May 2013 #17
Why not blame Obamacare for cancer and heart disease while you're geek tragedy May 2013 #18
You're not making any sense leftstreet May 2013 #19
So far, you've blamed Obamacare for insurance companies, insurance companies geek tragedy May 2013 #20
Yes, Obama and the Democrats are at fault here leftstreet May 2013 #21
"they made no restrictions on for-profit insurance rate increases" geek tragedy May 2013 #22
You're wrong leftstreet May 2013 #23
Not an economics or math major, I see. geek tragedy May 2013 #24
If I mandate a minimum loss ratio of 85% on insurance companies - then the only way an insurance srican69 May 2013 #38
They're incentivized to increase the size of the pie by increasing the geek tragedy May 2013 #40
Republicans were also for the Civil Rights Act, the EPA, a guaranteed annual income, cap-and-trade pampango May 2013 #31
Insurance providers are used under socialized single payer plans in other countries for health care Ikonoklast May 2013 #44
Whatever n/t malaise May 2013 #34
Maybe. Guess you'll have to wait and see what happens cbdo2007 May 2013 #41
Um.... Classic zipplewrath May 2013 #12
No, there was no existing program. Reading is fundamental. geek tragedy May 2013 #14
So the 1 year decline isn't due to the years of work? zipplewrath May 2013 #15
It's both. The best practices were developed by individual doctors, hospitals, geek tragedy May 2013 #16
Funny, the guy didn't say that zipplewrath May 2013 #26
Yes, you should take his quote out of context from the rest of the story. geek tragedy May 2013 #28
Actually, I find it very consistent zipplewrath May 2013 #29
THE GUY YOU QUOTED CREDITED THE OBAMACARE EFFORT. geek tragedy May 2013 #32
Not exactly zipplewrath May 2013 #36
"share work in a particular manner that was already being shared before" geek tragedy May 2013 #39
My bad faith or your rose colored glasses? zipplewrath May 2013 #42
Again, you're entitled to your own opinions but not your own facts. geek tragedy May 2013 #43
You're really gonna make me do this? zipplewrath May 2013 #46
Linking to stuff that doesn't back you up is not persuasive. geek tragedy May 2013 #48
It takes a leap of faith zipplewrath May 2013 #49
If we can manage to stay the course, we'll eventually see lots of real-life health benefits ... dawg May 2013 #13
Dubious zipplewrath May 2013 #25
I don't know about hitting any arbitrary targets ... dawg May 2013 #27
Presumption zipplewrath May 2013 #33
The whole pre-existing conditions thing is barbaric. dawg May 2013 #35
No, single payer zipplewrath May 2013 #37
Good on the FEDS and Obamacare Initiative! Cha May 2013 #30
K&R SunSeeker May 2013 #45
65% drop in "pressure ulcers." Would this be, in plain English, "bedsores"? n/t Plaid Adder May 2013 #50
sign of neglect bigtree May 2013 #51
when i read your opening line about a major drop in "hospital infections orleans May 2013 #52
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